how good is your Volvo in the Snow......show and tell

[y2blade]

there is a thread of this kind for every other brand but not one here


it's Just another excuse to post up my Pictures taken on Saturday, my roads are still the same today

with more forecast tonight and tomorrow according to the Met Office

















more pictures and info here

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...


I do NOT use my car to commute, I have something much more Fun for these conditions

[Callyuk]

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

[mondayo]

Not great...I've found turning the DTSC (traction control) off seems to help, although it seems you can't turn it off completely?!

Long wheelbase, auto gearbox, low profile tyres and a turbo diesel don't make for a great combo. Although on the flat it's fine and can be quite entertaining

[C2HYM]

P2 R - Pretty crappy on half worn summer tyres so it stayed put.




P1 R - Very good actually, haven't got stuck once, even in some deepish snow it got me and the Mrs to work.

Edited by C2HYM on Tuesday 12th January 12:06

[y2blade]

C2HYM said:

P1 R - Very good actually, haven't got stuck once, even in some deepish snow it got me and the Mrs to work.

Edited by C2HYM on Tuesday 12th January 12:06

Chris how long have you had the P1 V70R?

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 12th January 12:16

[signia]

As the Disco is in for a service (bad timing!) I've been driving the T5. Been very impressed, although did have new tyres just before Christmas which have helped.

I thought the fat 18s would cause problems as we had it pretty deep. But I find that the DSTC does a good job. In deep snow, as it's a geartronic, I just put it in W mode (for "wuss" I think) and put my foot down. The DTSC just won't let you spin the wheels much, so get pretty good traction.

[Callyuk]

W mode in my old 855 is great although with rapidly wearing tire treads doesnt help much when the snow has frozen and the traction control system is just best left off!

[y2blade]

Callyuk said:

W mode in my old 855 is great although with rapidly wearing tire treads doesnt help much when the snow has frozen and the traction control system is just best left off!

mine doesn't have Traction Control

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 12th January 13:11

[F i F]

Can't do show and tell unfortunately as camera is bust due to the Canon Powershot CCD chip connection thingy wossname problem. Not repairable by Canon as small ding on camera body. bugger! Funnily enough last picture I took with it was in deep snow in Sweden and showed frozen Baltic by the landing stage.

But essentially the Volvo, it's bloody ace, nothing to do with the car but the winter tyres. Yesterday all roads out of our town were subject massive tailbacks due to numpties stuck on hills. I simply drove round them to the back roads and then drove up the back roads. Easy peasy. Even with an auto.

Basically that has been the situation since it first snowed last year, tyres are on their 4th winter seasonal use and maybe get a 5th out of them. :smug:

Incidentally the Powershift transmission on manual (tiptronic style) mode and allowing a start in 2nd is excellent, both on traction and compression braking. Last week I went down a quite slippery 1 in 5 on solid ice in first gear overrun @ just a bit above tickover. Could have gone down quicker but the residents would have thought I was a turbo nutter.

[Callyuk]

y2blade said:

Callyuk said:

W mode in my old 855 is great although with rapidly wearing tire treads doesnt help much when the snow has frozen and the traction control system is just best left off!

mine doesn't have Traction Control

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 12th January 13:11

Best way wish i knew how to turn mine off constanly instead of having to press the bloody button every time i start the car

[y2blade]

Callyuk said:

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

if you really want to see some I'll post a couple of it up tonight, yes it is a LOT more fun

[macp]

W mode in my T5 and so far it seems to plough through no problem.

[F i F]

y2blade said:

Callyuk said:

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

if you really want to see some I'll post a couple of it up tonight, yes it is a LOT more fun

:general chunter at cocks on quads who turn our estate literally into a race track in the evenings:
Unlit, unlicensed, untaxed, uninsured, they'll end up being seized and crushed one night if they haven't flattened somebody before.

Yes I do know it ain't you.

[y2blade]

F i F said:

y2blade said:

Callyuk said:

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

if you really want to see some I'll post a couple of it up tonight, yes it is a LOT more fun

:general chunter at cocks on quads who turn our estate literally into a race track in the evenings:
Unlit, unlicensed, untaxed, uninsured, they'll end up being seized and crushed one night if they haven't flattened somebody before.

Yes I do know it ain't you.

it's those pr-cks that give all Quad riders a bad name

sorry to hear you have them on your doorstep

[y2blade]

macp said:

W mode in my T5 and so far it seems to plough through no problem.

did you know you that Winter mode acts differently depending weather you have the shifter in D, 3 or L ?

I didn't know until I saw a post about it on VOC today

VOC said:

If you select 3, then winter mode, then the box is locked in 2nd, and if you select L, then winter mode, 1st is locked (not sure whether that makes any real difference, because if you selected L, then started moving, that would also lock 1st).

[Callyuk]

y2blade said:

Callyuk said:

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

if you really want to see some I'll post a couple of it up tonight, yes it is a LOT more fun

yes i want to see some

[C2HYM]

y2blade said:

C2HYM said:

P1 R - Very good actually, haven't got stuck once, even in some deepish snow it got me and the Mrs to work.

Edited by C2HYM on Tuesday 12th January 12:06

Chris how long have you had the P1 V70R?

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 12th January 12:16

About a year.

[Rockatansky]

I found mine (P1 V70 T5 auto) was too easily defeated by the conditions. I put it down to the tyres mainly (I don't have the socks like you). I run Good Year Eagle F1's, which I *think* you might too IIRC.

[y2blade]

Rockatansky said:

I found mine (P1 V70 T5 auto) was too easily defeated by the conditions. I put it down to the tyres mainly (I don't have the socks like you). I run Good Year Eagle F1's, which I *think* you might too IIRC.

nice little hood ornament , yeah I run Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 on my T5 I got it stuck last year on them just trying to get up the drive, so learnt my lesson from that

[y2blade]

Callyuk said:

y2blade said:

Callyuk said:

mines usless in the snow hence no pics of it.
y2blade get of pics of the quad up im sure that was much more fun to be riding in the snow

if you really want to see some I'll post a couple of it up tonight, yes it is a LOT more fun

yes i want to see some

here you go mate have just fitted some Handlebar Muffs to keep my hands warm